Moutain Top Life, MFM Daily Devotional, Tuesday 19 January 2021

Topic for 19:1:21: The Holy Spirit: your indispensable ally

By Dr D.K Olukoya General Overseer MFM worldwide

BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Genesis 22-24

FIRE SCRIPTURE: Acts 1:4-8 (KJV)

4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

5 For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

8 But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

MEMORY VERSE: “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.” – John 14:26

MOTIVATIONAL QUOTE:
When we have the Holy Spirit, we have all that is needed to be all that God desires us to be.

PRAISE WORSHIP: Take a worship song as led by the Holy Spirit.

PROPHETIC WORD FOR TODAY:
THE HOLY SPIRIT WILL EMPOWER YOU AND YOU WILL SUCCEED, IN THE NAME OF JESUS.

The MESSAGE:

The indispensability of the Holy Spirit in the life and journey of a believer is rightly and fully underscored in the word of the Bible that says, “…If any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his” (Romans 8:9). The Bible also instructs “And be not drunk with wine, wherein there is excess, but be filled with the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 5:18).

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The Holy Spirit is a personality. He is the Third Person in the Trinity. He can be attracted or repelled. He can be grieved. He is God with us on earth now. As believers, we are in the dispensation of the Holy Spirit today and He is the Executor of the will of the Father. He also glorifies the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. The Apostles would always ask those who accept Jesus as their Lord and Saviour, “Have you received the Holy Spirit?” If the new converts say they have not, the Apostles would pray for them and they would receive the Power of the Highest. Why is this so? The Apostles themselves discovered from the experience that the Holy Spirit is every believer’s Enabler, Helper and Spiritual Dynamo.

Without the Holy Spirit, no one is guaranteed to succeed in the journey of faith. Beloved, have you received the Holy Spirit? Do you have a worthwhile relationship with Him? Does He occupy a prominent place in your life? Your answers to these questions speak volume of the kind of believer you are: weak or strong, baby or mature.

You need the Holy Spirit willy-nilly as the cook needs salt and as you need oxygen to survive and live. You can receive and retain the Holy Spirit as your Companion, Best friend, Illuminator, Guide and Energiser by demonstrating genuine hunger and thirst for Him. He is the gift of God the Father and God the Son to believers (John 7:37-39; John 14:16-17). You can also receive Him by asking the Father for Him (Luke 7:7-8; Luke 11:13).

Beloved, the exemplary lifestyle and supernatural achievements of kings and prophets like David, Elijah, Elisha, Daniel as well as the apostles of Jesus Christ are remarkable works of the Holy Spirit. The same Holy Spirit is at work today. The Lord wants to bring deliverance to His people and He is looking for men and women that He can empower with His Holy Spirit. Are you available?

PRAYER POINTS:

MORNING

My Father, baptise me with the Holy Spirit and Your fire, in the name of Jesus.

Blessed Holy Spirit, empower me to do exploits and fulfil my ministry, in the name of Jesus.

Anointing for excellent achievement and accelerated progress, fall upon me, in the name of Jesus.

EVENING

Father, use me for Your glory, in the name of Jesus.

Holy Spirit, bless me with diverse gifts for the work of the ministry, in the name of Jesus.

Holy Spirit, illuminate me now, in the name of Jesus.

Blessed Holy Spirit, glorify the Father and the Son in my life, in the name of Jesus.

Special Note:

Beloved Reader, the sweetest & best way to enjoy all-round blessings from God in this Year 2021 is to make Jesus Christ your personal Lord & Saviour.  Remember! the Lord Jesus in John 3:3 says, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless ye are born again, ye cannot see the kingdom of God.”

If you are ready to give your life to Christ Jesus, please pray the displayed prayer below in faith:

Lord Jesus, come into my life. I accept You as my Lord and Personal Saviour. I believe in my heart You died and rose from the dead to save me. I am a sinner, I confess all my sin, have mercy on me, forgive me all my sin. Give me grace to go and sin no more. Thank You Lord for saving me, in Jesus name Amen.

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In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, & by the power in the Blood of Jesus, in thia year 2021 you will never be a victim to whatever calamity, affliction, roaming around in the name of Jesus, Amen!